Toaster base



F. THORNTON, JR

April 28, I925.

TOASTER BASE Filed Aug. 18, 1925 INVENTOR Frank r/wmfon r WITNESSES:

ATTORNEY Patented 28, 1925.

FRANK rnonivron. an), or witnmsnune, rnnnsvnvamn, assranon To WESTING- HOUSE ELECTRIC 8a VANIA.

MANUFACTURING Gd'MPA'NY, A CORPORATION OF 'PENNSYL- rons'rna BASE.

Application fiIedAugust 1a, 1923. Serial No. esaeea To all who Ht it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK THORNTON, J11, 21311312811 of the United States, and a residentpf .Nilkinsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Toaster Bases, of which the following is a specification. 1

My invention relates to table cooking de vices, and particularly tobases for such devices. a

Theobject of my invention is to provide a base for table cooking devices that is relatively simple and easily manuitactured.

In practicing my invention, I provide a base pi'inched from a single. piece of relatively thin sheet metal and comprising a flat top portion, a plurality of integral depending flanges, and end portions on said flanges located in. parallel-spaced, overlapping relation and disposed angularly rela tively to the flanges. A relatively thin member of heat insulating material is located between the two spaced end portions and extends therebelow and is held in place 7 by a suitable means, such as a screw or rivet.

In the single sheet of drawing, Figure 1 1s a view, 1n end elevation, of a base and part of a toaster comprising the a plurality of vertically extending side frames 13 (only one of which is shown in the drawing). A plurality of trays 1 1, are pivotally supported in suitable integral extensions 15 of the side frames 13 and are actuated by suitable turning means 16 secured to the side portions of the respective trays. i y This application is closely related to a copending application of O. A. Colby, Serial No.,630,27l, filed April 6, 1923, and assigned to the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company to which application reference may be had for further de tails "of construction other than the base. The base 12 comprises a flat top portion 17 and a plurality of integral depending flanges 18. The contourot' the base 12 may be any suitable or desired one, but is here illustrated as substantially rectangular. End portions 19 of the flanges 18 and integral therewith extend angularly relatively tothe flanges 18 and are located in overlapping parallel-spaced relation relatively to each other, substantially as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawing. 'A foot, or support mg member 21, of a suitable heat insulating material, is located between the overlapping end portions 19 and extends a sufficient dis tance therebelow to hold the base 12 a small distance above the supporting surface.

A rivet 22 extends through the two cooperating end portions 19 and the member 21 located therebetween, to hold the three parts in close operative engagement. The integral depending flanges 18 are held in their proper operative position angularly disposed relatively to the top portion 17 by the hereinbetore described construction of end portions held byqa rivet.

i The hereinbefore described base may be easily and quickly manufactured by relatively few punching operations, alternate flanges being bent downwardly before the interme{ diate flanges, so that one of the end portions 19 of each co-operating pair, may be located outside of the other end portion 19. The polishing and plating operations usually effected after the punching of the base may be completed easily and quickly as all of Various modifications and changes in detail may be made without departing from the parts are plane in form and no inaccesslble corners are provided.

the spirit and scope of the invention and.

such modifications are intended to becovered by the appended claims.

I claim as my invention: a

1. A base comprising a plate having integral depending flange portions, the ends 3. A base comprising a plate havinga plurality of integral depending flange poi" tions, the adjacent ends of which are located in overlapping, parallel-spaced relation and angularly disposed relatively to the respective flange portions, a flat heatinsulating member located therebetwe-en and extending therebelow, and means for securing together said flange ends and said sup porting member.

4. In a base, in combination, a "flat sheet metal plate having a plurality of integral depending flange portions angnlarly disposed relatively to each other, end portions on said flanges angular-1y disposed relatively to said flange portions and located in parallelspaced, overlapping relation, a flat heatinsulating foot, of substantially triangular form, located between said overlapping end portions and extending therebelow, and a rivet for securing said foot between said end portions.

5. In a base for a toaster, in comlnnation, a single punched sheet metal member 00111- prising a flat top portion, a phiirality of depending flanges and end portions on said flanges located in parallel-spaced overlapping relation and angularly disposed relatively to the flanges, s11pporting-members,

of heat-insulating material located between each pair of end portions, and means for holding said supporting members securely between said respective end portions.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 13th day of August 1923.

FRANK THORNTON, J n. 

